The ex, identity theft and fraud.
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Wow. Bloomin fantastic to see a bunch of complete strangers all come together and help a chap out like this.
Leon, you are going to have one fantastic Christmas!
Leon, you are going to have one fantastic Christmas!
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Of course its the best. Hence why ive been a member for over10 years.
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And thats why im drunk on on holiday in lanzarote still browsing this place
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i was going to say, get your arse off the forums/fb and enjoy ya holiday ya pecker 
Seems the usual thing to do. Drink and browse OCUk forums. Makes life interesting. xD
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just caught up with this thread, amazing to see the generosity. You deserve it all Leon, all the best, sir.
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Last week I posted the update as I thought it was well past time that I gave everyone who had been following this offering advice or praise some idea of what the past few months had been like. At that point it had around 16k views and was my sounding board if like, a place to catch a pat on the back for well done or be given a little advice. I like that; advice is good, this has been a different experience for me and advice is always good. A complement go’s a long way too; I have a lot of doubts, worries, am I being a good enough dad tops this list.
Some things take me so long; the little things a lots of you take for granted you can do in good time can take me an age. It’s good that I’m up for a challenge and I don’t give up, as I said previously it’s not easy being a single dad by any measure and I do have my own unique circumstances. It has been a tough year but I have fought through that and intend to follow this to the finish making next year so much better than the struggle that was 2013.
On Friday last week 5UB told me to keep an eye on my thread at 7pm; I did just that, I was not prepared for what he posted. And now through the week it has just snowballed beyond anything anyone expected, especially me. So much goodwill and generosity in both praise and contributions; it’s hard to take in such magnitude.
Castiel; your son is a credit to you I expect you had a very proud moment, he and his friends showing such thoughtfulness shows there are many great parents out there. My eldest son also 14 was running for a bus to meet his friends a couple of weeks ago and saw an old gentlemen trip, his dogs ran away as he fell. My son forgot about why he was running and went to help the old guy up; after he checked he was ok he then went and brought his two dogs back, that was my recent proud moment as a father.
5UB; I don’t think you expected this, it’s almost taken on a life of it’s own, but it is down to you and the generosity and thoughtfulness of those who joined you. The shop and the community around it that is OverClockers; the vendors and reps, so many individuals joining together to make this happen. You all have my deepest heartfelt thanks; this is a thanks that I cannot begin to put into words so forgive me if I stumble a little.
Someone asked if I was a gamer; I am that, an avid gamer, just this last year I have not had much time to play. Having children so nervous that they think you are going to leave them if you change your shirt does not leave much time for games. They are making progress though and given time the things that they were scared of will leave them and they will learn to trust that I will never leave them or let them down.
This first Christmas with just me is a big part of that progress, my youngest daughter worries so much that she is going to wake on Christmas morning to absolutely nothing. It hurts to hear her say that. Last year on Christmas eve I phoned their mum and asked her if she had gifts for them; offering to bring what I had got and even go so far as to change the labels so the kids would think the presents were from mum and dad. All I got from her was abuse along the lines of how could I forget my own blood, laced with many insults and profanity. I could not get hold of anyone until lunch time Christmas day and then I learned the truth, they did not have one thing to open that morning. My eldest son has told me many times how his mum said to him she forgot it was Christmas. That was a heart-breaking day, when they got to me they had been crying most of the day. I rounded that day off the best way I could and by the finish of things I had them smiling and enjoying themselves.
This year I promised myself I would give them a Christmas they deserve and as of this week that plan has now tuned into a Christmas they could not imagine. This is being made possible by each and every one of you; your support, kind words, praise and efforts. You are helping me heal my children’s bad memories and every gesture you have shown will put a smile on their faces. They will know that I did not do this alone; they will know that other people have helped this happen. They will have an amazing Christmas and you all helped make it happen.
As for me; don’t worry FreeFaller I will not shy away from the forums and more than ever I want to do what I planned a couple of years ago. I was going to attend the London Bridge meeting but could not as I was still living with the ex at that point and her behaviour was so bad I could not attend in the end. I do remember that I mentioned back then I always had problems with doormen turning me away thinking I was drunk when I was still stone cold sober because of the way I walk. Your reply was I would have no problems with doormen while I was with you. I will get to one of these meets and shake many a hand, share a lot of hugs and manhugs.
The PC that seems to be quickly taking shape on my behalf was a huge shock also; I am still trying to take this and everything else in, and the additional items that have been so generously contributed.
Overclockers UK - Nexus 7, OcUK Mug and XXL Mousepad (may include Haribo)!
-VK-, AMD - AMD Radeon 290X Graphics Card!
Giga-Man - Gigabyte - Gigabyte Z87-SLI Motherboard!
Ace Modder, Antec - PSU (To be confirmed which model when Lee is back from his holidays)
Simms and Kingston - Kingston 120GB SSD!
Corsair_Baz, Corsair - Corsair 16GB of Vengeance Pro DDR3, Corsair K70 mechanical keyboard, Corsair M65 mouse and a Corsair Venegance 1500 v2 headset!
Iiyama-Iiyama e2773 27" Monitor
Maundie for the Hdd
Metalface Mark - Wholesale Heaters - Veito CH1800RE “should thaw me out pretty well”
The Shadow “mystery gift”
To each and every one of you my kindest regards and heartfelt thanks; if I have missed anyone off I do apologise, I had no idea what to put, this whole thing is overwhelming.
Hitman_Leon
Some things take me so long; the little things a lots of you take for granted you can do in good time can take me an age. It’s good that I’m up for a challenge and I don’t give up, as I said previously it’s not easy being a single dad by any measure and I do have my own unique circumstances. It has been a tough year but I have fought through that and intend to follow this to the finish making next year so much better than the struggle that was 2013.
On Friday last week 5UB told me to keep an eye on my thread at 7pm; I did just that, I was not prepared for what he posted. And now through the week it has just snowballed beyond anything anyone expected, especially me. So much goodwill and generosity in both praise and contributions; it’s hard to take in such magnitude.
Castiel; your son is a credit to you I expect you had a very proud moment, he and his friends showing such thoughtfulness shows there are many great parents out there. My eldest son also 14 was running for a bus to meet his friends a couple of weeks ago and saw an old gentlemen trip, his dogs ran away as he fell. My son forgot about why he was running and went to help the old guy up; after he checked he was ok he then went and brought his two dogs back, that was my recent proud moment as a father.
5UB; I don’t think you expected this, it’s almost taken on a life of it’s own, but it is down to you and the generosity and thoughtfulness of those who joined you. The shop and the community around it that is OverClockers; the vendors and reps, so many individuals joining together to make this happen. You all have my deepest heartfelt thanks; this is a thanks that I cannot begin to put into words so forgive me if I stumble a little.
Someone asked if I was a gamer; I am that, an avid gamer, just this last year I have not had much time to play. Having children so nervous that they think you are going to leave them if you change your shirt does not leave much time for games. They are making progress though and given time the things that they were scared of will leave them and they will learn to trust that I will never leave them or let them down.
This first Christmas with just me is a big part of that progress, my youngest daughter worries so much that she is going to wake on Christmas morning to absolutely nothing. It hurts to hear her say that. Last year on Christmas eve I phoned their mum and asked her if she had gifts for them; offering to bring what I had got and even go so far as to change the labels so the kids would think the presents were from mum and dad. All I got from her was abuse along the lines of how could I forget my own blood, laced with many insults and profanity. I could not get hold of anyone until lunch time Christmas day and then I learned the truth, they did not have one thing to open that morning. My eldest son has told me many times how his mum said to him she forgot it was Christmas. That was a heart-breaking day, when they got to me they had been crying most of the day. I rounded that day off the best way I could and by the finish of things I had them smiling and enjoying themselves.
This year I promised myself I would give them a Christmas they deserve and as of this week that plan has now tuned into a Christmas they could not imagine. This is being made possible by each and every one of you; your support, kind words, praise and efforts. You are helping me heal my children’s bad memories and every gesture you have shown will put a smile on their faces. They will know that I did not do this alone; they will know that other people have helped this happen. They will have an amazing Christmas and you all helped make it happen.
As for me; don’t worry FreeFaller I will not shy away from the forums and more than ever I want to do what I planned a couple of years ago. I was going to attend the London Bridge meeting but could not as I was still living with the ex at that point and her behaviour was so bad I could not attend in the end. I do remember that I mentioned back then I always had problems with doormen turning me away thinking I was drunk when I was still stone cold sober because of the way I walk. Your reply was I would have no problems with doormen while I was with you. I will get to one of these meets and shake many a hand, share a lot of hugs and manhugs.
The PC that seems to be quickly taking shape on my behalf was a huge shock also; I am still trying to take this and everything else in, and the additional items that have been so generously contributed.
Overclockers UK - Nexus 7, OcUK Mug and XXL Mousepad (may include Haribo)!
-VK-, AMD - AMD Radeon 290X Graphics Card!
Giga-Man - Gigabyte - Gigabyte Z87-SLI Motherboard!
Ace Modder, Antec - PSU (To be confirmed which model when Lee is back from his holidays)
Simms and Kingston - Kingston 120GB SSD!
Corsair_Baz, Corsair - Corsair 16GB of Vengeance Pro DDR3, Corsair K70 mechanical keyboard, Corsair M65 mouse and a Corsair Venegance 1500 v2 headset!
Iiyama-Iiyama e2773 27" Monitor
Maundie for the Hdd
Metalface Mark - Wholesale Heaters - Veito CH1800RE “should thaw me out pretty well”
The Shadow “mystery gift”
To each and every one of you my kindest regards and heartfelt thanks; if I have missed anyone off I do apologise, I had no idea what to put, this whole thing is overwhelming.
Hitman_Leon
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Soldato
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leon, im going to chuck in some sleeved cables for you, once you have your new rig, get in touch with me, and il do them for you free of charge of course.
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Good for you mate 
Have a fantastic Christmas
Have a fantastic Christmas
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Thank-you davido!
Goddamnit Leon, I'm now blubbing in bed at 5 to 3 in the morning, with only the cat for company, who is now looking at me like I'm demented.
Wish I could give you a hug in person, maybe one day I will.
Still say you've got enough in the pot now for some sort of holiday here in the UK next summer, change of scene would do those kids good as well. (My job is around working with families such as yours)
You truly do deserve this. We want pics of the kids with piles of presents or else!
Wish I could give you a hug in person, maybe one day I will.
Still say you've got enough in the pot now for some sort of holiday here in the UK next summer, change of scene would do those kids good as well. (My job is around working with families such as yours)
You truly do deserve this. We want pics of the kids with piles of presents or else!
Well that was extremely long and touching.
Made some dirt appear in my eye at 4am...Glad to have been a part of this epic ending that began as helping out a guy in need of a few words of encouragement.
You read so much of this now, dads struggling to patch together a decent life for their kids in the dust of a separation and its consequences. Fathers are painted as the throw away parent when so often they are anything but, in a balanced relationship mother and father are both essencial parts of a childs life but when it goes wrong a decent dad will remain just that and is equal to the task of bringing up good children.
Above all, keep on doing what your doing
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If we are ever honoured with you coming to a meet Leon, I think everyone would be wanting to man hug you and shake your hand, and my promise still stands to look after you.
You deserve this, your kids deserve a great Christmas and this is no effort for any of us, we look after people that need our help and support. Whilst we don't always do it in the most elaborate fashion we recognise when people need our help.
You deserve this, your kids deserve a great Christmas and this is no effort for any of us, we look after people that need our help and support. Whilst we don't always do it in the most elaborate fashion we recognise when people need our help.